Tories Commit to Replacing IR35
The Conservatives have committed to replacing IR35 with a new system if they return to government.
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Director of an agency facing personal liabilities exceeding £900,000 after HMRC challenged VAT claims connected to outsourced payroll providers.
HMRC ends decade-long PGMOL battle by abandoning further appeal
HMRC has confirmed to ContractorCalculator that it will not appeal the fifth and final decision in the long-running PGMOL employment status case
PGMOL beats HMRC after decade-long tax battle
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